A bullied girl

"How dare I be upset with you, Your Majesty," Imperial Concubine Qi said with a small bow, behind him, Fu Qi Hong also bowed in front of his mother who wavered her hand and said, 

"There is no need for such formalities when we are alone." Fu Zhao placed her hand on the table and then leaned her cheek on her clenched fingers before saying, "That's not what I heard when you were screaming at the top of your lungs about how I should be the one taking out the sum of money if I want to dote on the Emperor."

Imperial Concubine Qi's face turned red when he heard the words of the Empress. He did not expect Fu Zhao to eavesdrop on him when he was scolding her and the Emperor, however he did not lower his head. He might be a trophy husband but he was not going to lower his head when he was not in the wrong.